[Mgs] 74 B stalls on right hand corners, Mk II

[Eric Markley]

Hello Max,

You have a good point; the filter between the tank and pump is neither easy
to see nor to get to. If one has a new or nearly new tank, it seems
reasonable to not put a filter there. The filter before the carbs is clear
plastic, however. If the filter by the tank is plugged, I would think that
the filter by the carbs would show little or no fuel and alert you to a fuel
delivery problem. With a car that is 34 years old, I rather like the
redundant filters to reduce the chances of dirt and rust getting into the
carbs.

Your helpful thought does help me, though. If the engine should stall again,
I should check for an absence of fuel in the filter by the carbs. I should
have thought of that before.

Thanks!

Eric

-----Original Message-----
From: mgs-bounces+ericemarkley=bellsouth.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:mgs-bounces+ericemarkley=bellsouth.net at autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
Max Heim
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 10:04 PM
To: MG List
Subject: Re: [Mgs] 74 B stalls on right hand corners, Mk II


This is why I don't install a filter down by the pump. If it gets gunked up,
you don't see it.

Japanese cars have fuel filters in all kinds of stupid inaccessible
locations, like under the rear seat. I believe they should be under the
hood, in plain sight, where you can keep an eye on them.

--

Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 9/3/08 1:01 PM, Eric Markley at ericemarkley at bellsouth.net wrote:

> I installed two new fuel filters when I replaced the rubber fuel lines.
> There may be sediment in the tank that is blocking fuel flow from the tank
> or within the carburetors. The filter by the carbs is still nice and
clean.
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